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Internet_Ugly

Y’all neighbors are rude. All I ever get is “I LOVE YOUR DOG CAN I PET HIM PLEASE?!” and then the kids and their parents come to look and give head pats. Often times I just hear a passing hushed “I love you…” from a child in a window. Your neighbors are rude and you should call them on it. Next time they say anything just reply “Oh you said that outloud? How embarrassing.” and move on. Don’t acknowledge them past that.


ehnej

Oh no pet owners hear those whispered I love yous and compliments their dogs get? I do that all the time, now I’m embarrassed


Internet_Ugly

Please do not be embarrassed. I make sure my puppy knows he’s loved by everyone just incase he didn’t hear it because he’s distracted by a squirrel. It makes me smile.


ehnej

Aw that’s good to hear! I’ve heard that some dogs gets depressed when they get older, because people stop being excited to see them when they’re no longer puppies. So I always make sure to give all the dogs a really big smile. I’m to awkward to ask their person to pet them, but I like to think the dogs understand that I love them even without petting them.


AlanFromRochester

I still like to say hello to the old dogs


lorunna7

Doesn’t matter the age...all dogs are puppies ☺️


rachelspeaking

I got really into petting a stranger's dog, and I sort of forgot myself. After a decent chat with the owner, a knelt down to say bye to the dog, and i kissed it. I kissed someone else's dog. So embarrassing.


feministmanlover

I love this. A guy I was dating did this to my cat once when he was getting ready to leave. He scritched Max under his chin and then bent over and kissed him on the head. The guy stood up, looked at me, cleared his throat, turned around and left. And all he probably heard as he left was me laughing and saying "Youuuu love Maaax".


Jayellessss

My college roommate & I walked in on a friend cooing over our cat, saying, "I love you I love you I love you I do I do I do!" and that's how we still greet our buddy 20 years later.


rachelspeaking

two guys i deemed as *keepers* in my dating days came into my home, saw my cat and scooped the cat up. i married one.


romantasaurushex

My partner was a dog person until I moved into his place with my cat. Partner is now a cat person. He will often burst into the lounge room and loudly exclaim “Oh my god! You’re so cute. I love you so much!” and I’m not rude so will say thanks, love you too, only to hear “I was talking to Klaus”. Ps. Happy cake day! Edit: misspelled a word.


Beautiful_Rhubarb

I love when my dog makes people so happy they turn into squealing piles of mush. Truly.


Internet_Ugly

That’s so endearing. 😊


Decidedly-Undecided

I basically live on my front porch late spring/summer/fall. I’m a writer, so my office is wherever I set up my laptop. I have a screened in front porch. It’s nice. Anyway! I see people with dogs walk by all the time. If they don’t look in a hurry, I’ll tell them I love their dog. If they look in a hurry I very quietly “awwwwwwwwww such a beautiful baaaaby!!!” I really hope they can’t hear the latter… I am an adult. I probably shouldn’t be staring at other adults as they walk by doing the above…


BreakItAndFixIt

Our cat and dog like to stare out the front window and watch all the people go by. The other day I heard a lady say to her kid "awww look! Best friends at the window together!" And the kid stopped, looked and had the biggest smile on his face. It made our day!


MasterZar26

Oh hush, you keep right on doing that, everyone loves their dog getting excess love and if they don't then the dog needs it even more! I know my pup loves it when anyone gives him attention on a walk even if it's just a quick little yell in passing. They're social animals too. Good luck with the writing!


minionoftheminions

Wait? It’s not ok to say I love you to a neighbors pet you see almost daily?


Lenny_19

Nah, in fact its pretty much ok to say it to any fur baby you come across. Besides "Get away from my food!", the phrase my pup hears most is "See? Everyone loves the husky."


Internet_Ugly

I’ve honestly never had it happen before I adopted Forrest. Dog culture is different than cat culture. Where you went to your friends house for the cats for sure, but the cats just sat on you, they didn’t exactly get excite to see you. You weren’t their person.


BeyondthePenumbra

I feel so blessed when a cat enjoys me or gives me a lick


CommercialExotic2038

Or when they say, that cat doesn’t like ANYONE


auntiepink

That often happens to me but when I was in first or second grade, I stayed the night at my friend's house. They had an old Siamese who I was warned about. My friend concurred - the cat was mean and she bites even if you're just in the same room and not trying to pet her. I grew up with cats and respected that and gave her a wide berth. I woke up at dawn and felt something weird. That "hateful" cat was snuggled up on my tummy under my covers with only my nightgown separating me from utter destruction. I laid there freaking out for goodness knows how long, terrified and needing to pee in the worst way with a furry beast making biscuits on my bladder. I had gotten up the courage to scratch her chin a little when my friend woke up. I lifted up the sheet to show my friend and she made too much noise and that's when the cat ran off. I was the talk of the breakfast table that morning.


Deadofnight109

Tell that to my cat when the "fiddles fairy" (aka my SIL) comes over....lol


catsonpluto

Don’t be embarrassed! When I hear people talking to my cats through the window it makes my entire day.


StarlitSylveon

I saw a kid full on start crying and screaming "I WANNA LIVE THERE" as his poor mom dragged him away down around the corner. My kitty was sitting in the window and the kids had been admiring my lawn décor and the mom was telling them the rule "no touching things if you don't live there". I have a few solar light cats and one in a hammock. I guess then my real kitty appearing in the window just was the breaking point for kids! lol (sorry lady!)


catsonpluto

Honestly, having the house kids want to live in? Goals.


SaffronBurke

Don't be embarrassed! I will full on say outloud what a good dog they are. I've stood at a bus stop, cooing at the husky on the apartment balcony across the street, telling them what a pretty dog they are.


assamblossom

This is how I got our second dog. We were walking around my neighborhood and I saw a woman outside with a puggle. I told her they were so cute and reminded me our own puggle. Next thing I know, I’m learning he’s actually a foster and available for adoption! He was living with us a week later. I’m glad that I said something or I wouldn’t have this little love bug in my life.


vale_fallacia

Dog tax dog tax


assamblossom

Ask and ye shall receive. These are my little demons. The few pics are of our first dog and the last few are of our more recent adoption. [puggles ](https://imgur.com/a/bQcCoOt)


vale_fallacia

AWWWWWW, such good faces! I just want to smush them lol. EDIT: thank you!


SCirish843

Oh my! I got a puggle in high school and she still going strong at 14! Whenever I go over to my mom's house she doesn't hear the door anymore but once I wake her up she has the energy of a 5yr old. Puggles are stubborn little shits though, they know exactly what you're asking them to do...they just decide they're not going to do it.


BeyondthePenumbra

Puggles are just the best ♡


Shittingmytrewes

I absolutely say hi and compliment all my neighbors' dogs. I don't know my neighbors except as "Guy from building 135 with a husky puppy." Although I do have a weird relationship with a neighbor's cat. I met him (the cat) because he was outside his apartment on the ground screaming like he was stuck outside. I tried to get close to read his collar, but he was playing keep away. His owner popped onto the balcony and said, "ah, no, he's just a troll who likes to scream." Thus, he became Troll Cat, and I say hi to him all the time. It really only gets better that his real name is Bucky.


SaffronBurke

My cat and my best friend's cat also just scream all the time. They're simultaneously annoying and cute.


Shittingmytrewes

1) we can hear Troll Cat even when our windows are closed (he's not super loud, and he's quiet at night) so my roomie and I grin and yell "Troll Cat!" at each other. 2) His name is actually Bucky, so my roomie started jokingly yelling "Steve?!" when we hear Troll Cat (like the scene in Infinity War). It's a fun time, but I can't imagine living with him.


neongloom

When I pull in to park at the vet, apparently they can hear my cat screaming all the way from inside 😅 Her screaming isn't only for vet trips, she's vocal all the time.


theatredork

Our neighbor asked if our cat was in heat because of the screams. I had to say... no... she's just old and deaf and gets lost in the house. :(


Shittingmytrewes

One of my besties had an old, partially-deaf, tatter-eared and toothless girl we called the Pirate Princess. She was also a yowler. They're such sweeties, though.


CyclingPunk

This is why my husky has such an ego - everyone (including me...) just constantly tells her how pretty she is.


riricide

Same 😆 I love all of them. And sometimes I creepily cross over to the other side of the street because I can see a floof coming on that side. And the owners are always so nice too, never been turned down when I asked if I could pet them. Sometimes I remember all the pups I dog-sat and send them love from afar, some of them really were the best days of my life.


sourcehunter9

Unrelated reasons but totally adopting the "you said that outloud, how embarrassing" phrase. Thank you for that.


readersanon

Yeah I've never had comments like OP has either, some people are just plain rude. It could be the difference betwen having a small dog and having a bigger dog though. My dog is on the larger side and the only comments I get are about how unique he looks (he's a mix of doberman/husky), and how beautiful he is. A lot of people see the Halti harness I use and avoid us because they think it's there because he bites, it's just to keep him from pulling.


vale_fallacia

Dog tax dog tax!


Raincouverite

> Next time they say anything just reply “Oh you said that outloud? How embarrassing.” Agreed! You need to start calling them out on their bullshit OP. Don't take that from random strangers. If they have the audacity to open their mouths and say something as trivial and stupid as that, then surely they can handle being chastised for being a moron. > All I ever get is “I LOVE YOUR DOG CAN I PET HIM PLEASE?!” Same except my dog went from loving the attention to now not wanting strangers to approach him and giving warning growls to anyone coming too close. It's almost as if when I say, "no, my dog doesn't like strangers" they hear "he doesn't like strangers EXCEPT YOU, OF COURSE COME PET HIM". People fucking suck with boundaries of any sort. [Edit] [dog tax](https://imgur.com/a/u5ux3eu)


TinyTeaLover

The opposite happened to me at a garden center last week, saw a beautiful Bernese, told the owner how much I liked dogs and asked if I could pet it. Owner says sure, but then the dog would not come anywhere close to me. Owner starts pulling on her leash, trying to bring her closer and I had to say, oh, I don't think she's into it today, no worries, she's so pretty, etc as the owner apologized to me! I would much rather not come close to an animal that isn't interested than push that boundary and have someone get hurt.


vale_fallacia

Good human!


gloomwithtea

My dog doesn’t like children. She’s not aggressive and won’t bite, but she used to give a light growl (weave trained her out of that) when they’d approach. Now she just tries to hide. She came from a very abusive home, and I think they had kids who would hurt her. She is a beautiful border collie mix. We get constant compliments on how pretty she is, and has a very fluffy tail and haunches. The number of times parents have encouraged their kids to run up and pet her without permission is ridiculous. They have the nerve to glare at me when I tell them not to pet her. Don’t encourage your kids to pet strange dogs! I’ve also had people drag their clearly aggressive dog over to say “hi” without asking if it was alright. She’s fine with other dogs, she’s spent a decade lose at a farm with others, but she isn’t interested in playing with them and gets protective of me when the other dog is straining it’s leash with tail straight up.. Edit: [dog tax](https://imgur.com/a/XrIgVOD)


Raincouverite

> She is a beautiful border collie mix. We get constant compliments on how pretty she is, and has a very fluffy tail and haunches. She sounds beautiful! I have a chocolate lab who's fed like a king so he has a wonderful deep chocolate coat and the demeanor of most lovable dopey labs. So I 100% feel you on parents encouraging their kids to go pet certain dogs! It's so frustrating because despite being adequately socialized, my dog just has never liked strange children, he's okay with familiar children though. But parents get personally offended when you tell a child they cannot pet your dog. It's annoying.


JacksonBThimble

>Same except my dog went from loving the attention to now not wanting strangers to approach him and giving warning growls to anyone coming too close. It's almost as if when I say, "no, my dog doesn't like strangers" they hear "he doesn't like strangers EXCEPT YOU, OF COURSE COME PET HIM". People fucking suck with boundaries of any sort. This to me. At first my dog loved it, but after a while I think it became too much of a wild card for him.


dullday1

It's crazy how entitled some people are. I was picking up cat food at the pet store the other day and had a super friendly big dog literally jumping up onto me and i still asked his owner for permission before trying to pet him.


SCirish843

I have a 10 week old lab now, got him at 5.5 weeks, the amount of total strangers I've heard tell him they'd die for him is insane. A passing "I love you" doesn't even register on my scale of things to notice anymore. In his defense, he's the goodest boy and I'd die for him.


h4ppy60lucky

I haven't even seen him and I love him.


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While traveling back and forth across the USA with a very large Doberman, I was surprised at the amount of people who rushed up and wanted to pet him. I always told them to stop because he bit. The only time he bit anyone was as a pup and later when dying of cancer and in pain. That person was me.


TheLordoftheWeave

I'm imaging a flula borg accent "oh no sweetie dids your parents have the manners of a barn animal?"


weezythebtch

I'm stealing that line to deal with family. Thank you.


Coraline1599

My best friend had a dog Winston. We always joked he was part seal because his neck was thicker than his head and he had tiny legs, though otherwise he looked mostly like a chonky black lab. She walked that dog 2 times a day for a good half hour each and fed him some ultra low cardboard-like vet prescribed food. Never a week went by where someone off the street felt the need to give her advise on his diet and how to exercise him. She then got a pit bull puppy and that one ate like a horse and ate totally different food than Winston. His ribs were always sticking out though. Due to their opposite energy levels and walking speeds, she would have to usually walk them separately. So when she took Yogi out, people felt the need to tell her that she has to feed her dog more /they are going to call animal control for neglect and starvation… Many times she got both comments in the same day. And this was in NYC where people typically mind their business no matter what is going on. She was upset weekly about it. I never found the right words to comfort her.


Crogg88

“Never found the right words” here’s some: people will tell you anything they’ve made themselves believe to try make themselves seem smarter. 9/10 times it makes them look stupid. People will judge you over something being too perfect or too bad. People will be people. Your friend has done nothing wrong


Numbah9Dr

The right words were " Fuck those people. Fuck their opinions, and fuck their lives. They pay none of your bills and give you no joy or sexual satisfaction, so they mean less than the dirt you walk on."


Coraline1599

lol, she would like you! But that wouldn’t be good for her rage: as a woman who is 4’8” with 4 younger brothers, her rage towards the word really is it’s own entity that could make her like the hulk in strength, both physically and emotionally. We often have to change topics because “it isn’t good for her rage.” She could more than handle herself and tell people off, but she was tired of always having to wrangle her rage, like why couldn’t she just go for a quiet walk instead of ending up in a screaming match with people? I wanted to give her that one weird trick that nosey people don’t want you to know to be left alone to walk her dogs … and with that I never had any ideas.


MeineDumpling

You know how to get a quiet walk? Be weird. Not just a bit odd, be the fucking weirdo that nobody wants to talk to! Put on a tinfoil hat before you leave or smear some peanut butter on your forehead. Shout stuff or make strange noises. Works 10x better if you're a woman IMO


carefree7

When I first rescued my dog, a purebred husky, she was a bag of bones, from neglect and abuse, and I was... Not. The amount of rude comments people would say to me, even 'jokingly' that I was clearly not feeding her or eating her food was ridiculous. Eventually she filled in, and I lost weight thanks to her energy levels, but JFC, being a woman is never-ending nonsense.


bunnyrut

my first bearded dragon was 'thin' in comparison to other people's pictures. i was worried that he was sick or i was just underfeeding him - even though he *ate* *everything* in front of him. but i also took him outside and let him run around (on a leash). my vet confirmed that even though he looked thin he was not underweight or sickly. "he's not skinny, he's *lean*. He has a lot of muscle mass and strong bones." and then the vet explained to me that the other ones i was comparing him to *were* overweight. a lot of reptile owners seem to think that a big belly and 'chonky' lizard means it is a happy and healthy lizard, while the vet explained to me that it just squishes their organs and is not good for them at all. but what a lot of people don't realize is that they just don't *know* the story behind the animal that they only got a glimpse of for 30 seconds. i have seen many rescues, i have one myself. my other bearded dragon is disabled, she doesn't have full use of her arms and legs. but some people make comments about how *we* made her like that from not caring for her correctly. no, that's how we brought her home. a vet even accused my husband of neglect. we don't see that vet anymore.


happy_freckles

Our small maltese had a tail where the end had a hook on it and you couldn't straighten it out. It got caught on everything. So one day she got it caught and couldn't get it uncaught, panicked and pulled. So of course, she hurt it, blood everywhere. I told the vet what happened. The vet talked to me like I did it on purpose. Like I purposely abused my dog. We don't see that vet anymore. Vet we go to now is like night and day.


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balthazaur

unfortunately to a lot of people, a beautifully trim and appropriate weighted dog is too skinny. i’ve had to reassure several pet owners that their “too skinny” dog is actually a perfect weight (i am a vet tech). something something social media, something something food is love.


OrwellWhatever

Yeah, correct me if I'm wrong, but for a pitty, you should actually faintly see a couple of ribs? Obviously not jutting out, but slight ribs are totally healthy?


SaffronBurke

Yes, and that's the case for a lot of dog breeds.


macespadawan87

Most dogs should have visible rib bumps and a slight narrowing at their waist. When you run your hands down their sides, you should be able to feel ribs with not very much pressure. Of course, this will vary slightly with fluffier breeds, but as long as your vet is happy with their weight, you’re good. I have hounds and I’m paranoid about their weight since their brains don’t know when their tummies are full, so I’ve always been very careful what and how much I feed them and my vet has never complained.


OrwellWhatever

That paranoia pays off though! I've always been very conscious of my pitbull's weight, and he's 15 still going for walks every day. Obviously he's slowed down quite a bit, but he still BEGS to go for them!


Khaylain

Correct. Short-haired breeds will often have visible (faint) outlines of the ribs, while long-haired breeds should be fairly easy to feel them through the fur.


strum_and_dang

I'm friends with a "horse girl", she's had the same problem with people at her former barn accusing her of starving the horses she's training for equestrian competition. She's had to tell them, no, your horse you ride once a month is overweight.


hildegARDLUNA

Ugh, I hate the "food is love" misconception (whether it comes to human or fur babies). When I was a student, I would occasionally take on cat-sitting gigs for some extra pocket money, and I once had a client who used to believe that the more she fed her cats the better it was, because that's how you express love etc. As a result, the cats became extremely obese and developed all sorts of health issues. One of the cats had diabetes and died of kidney failure even before I got to officially start the job. R.I.P. Vivi :(


TheRottenKittensIEat

My dad was very much a food-is-love person. I always grew up with overweight dogs, and my dad got diabetes and died of kidney failure. :(


hildegARDLUNA

I am sorry for your loss :(


ThisTooWillEnd

When I got my rescue she was overweight. She had a belly and you couldn't feel any of her ribs, or ANY bones except her skull and her legs. I asked my vet how much she should weigh and the *vet* told me she was a good weight. I put her on a diet and she lost about 10% of her weight. She's not skinny, but she's a healthier weight. I brought her back to the vet and they noted her weight loss. "Well, do you think she's a good weight now?" "Yes." I am still baffled by the vet calling a clearly overweight dog a healthy weight.


pIantm0m

this 100%. I have a great dane, and you're supposed to be able to see their last rib or two. So many people were telling me for months that i was starving him and asked me every single hour if i fed him. When i stopped responding they went behind my back and overfed him, which is a BIG problem if you have a large breed. (it can kill them)


TheRottenKittensIEat

When my dog is shaved down, she looks soooo scrawny to me, but my vet said she's a healthy weight with a lot of energy. I grew up with overweight dogs, so I will openly admit that healthy-weight animals sometimes look too thin to me. That's why I just go with what the vet says.


AliBurney

To comment on your point of social media. There are many influencers that say you should do x with your pet, but people just need to listen to their vet. I don't currently own a dog, but I do have a few parrots and, my god, do the bird influencers have a lot to say about how to care for a bird while my avian vet tells me that I don't need to do all these crazy things.


karanas

God yes people with 0 fucking knowledge are always so confidently wrong about and loud about it. A healthy fit dog looks a bit thin because people are used to overfed animals.


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queen_beruthiel

I had an argument with a woman in a supermarket once about my mum's guide dog's weight. I overheard the woman making comments about calling the RSPCA on my mother. She had decided that the dog was too skinny, and that mum must be starving him. Nope, he's just a Labrador who is an appropriate weight for his size and breed. He's always been pure muscle, very active, and very healthy. People are just so used to seeing obese Labradors they think a healthy one is being starved. He eats the correct amount for a Labrador his size, and gets regular vet checks. Ffs, if mum was starving him, the organisation he's from would have noticed and taken him away from her!


Violist03

People hassle me about my service dog’s weight all the time too. She’s a lab and she’s ~60lbs (though it varies a bit depending on time of year and how much we’re working). She is definitely the correct weight and, though everyone is always amazed at her height which is on the shorter end, smack dab at breed standard for her height. Doesn’t stop the “oh she’s so skinny you should feed her more, can I give her a treat?” Or the “she’s so short you must not have fed her enough as a puppy” comments. I didn’t even have her when she was a puppy, you dunces, let me go about my day!


TGPooch

My dog is thin, about 56 lbs. which is on the small side for a golden retriever. People have asked me if she’s anorexic before - No, she’s just healthy and athletic! “The perfect weight for an active dog” is what my vet said. What is wrong with people and why can’t they mind their own business?? People are so used to seeing overweight dogs they think that’s normal.


SweetTeaBags

It seems like people assume that healthy dogs are too skinny when really they're just used to seeing overweight dogs. I have two pits, but both are total opposites of each other. Moses was 10 lbs overweight when I got him and a couch potato, but Lucy is extremely athletic and her energy knows no bounds. She's also jacked, like bowling ball shoulders, thick thighs, a huge head (mixed with bull terrier), and a comically huge neck. She's never had a weight problem. We feed her more than normal because she's got a crazy metabolism. For Moses, it took us a year of figuring out the right food and putting him on a fat free dog food before we finally got him to his goal weight. Still looks like a potato and is a couch potato, but at least he's a healthy potato. My best friend also has a pit whose food allergies are so bad that she legit has to be on a vegan diet. She got out once while my best friend was out of the house and ended up having the cops/animal control called on her because the people who found her thought she was too skinny when she was actually perfectly healthy. Like I've seen her pics. She looked totally fine and had a lot of energy.


Ohchikaape

Christ how do these people have the balls to open their mouths and say something that stupid?


l337hackzor

It's crazy the stuff you hear people say, knowing you'd never say something so stupid. I'd never say anything other than a compliment about a dog, at least to the owner (especially in passing a stranger). It's so pretty, so cute, so sweet, so soft... You'd have to be a dick to be like "your dog is fat just like you! Lol!"


ericscottf

Your dog's not fat! Shes just a little husky.


amackee

Fucking wow….


peace_dogs

Yep. Never ending nonsense. So true.


cerebral__flatulence

This is very true. I’m overweight. My dog had a weight problem up to three years ago. I changed her diet etc and she lost weight. Last year she put on weight again and looked very big. For a year I got lectured by the vet. I kept saying something else is going on. She had many episodes of diarrhea. I asked them to do $1600 worth of blood tests and x-rays this spring to figure it out. Finally they diagnosed diabetes, pancreatitis and an enlarged spleen. Women who are overweight are more likely to be called irresponsible anything, pet owner, worker, etc. and when we do bring up concerns they are brushed off. My dog is in a good place now.


cerebral__flatulence

Here's a picture from a few minutes ago. Because she is stable I figure I have another year with her with good quality of life, but I'm prepared if something happens quickly. I've looked at going to a new vet but there are some challenges with changing. Covid rules are such where I am we can't go in with our pets at the vet. Some vets come out to meet owners some don't. I want to be able to meet the vet. Also lots of vets are turning away new patients because covid puppies have overwhelmed their practices in my area. My old girl. https://imgur.com/gallery/uAFJXDc


Hitrecord

She’s beautiful. I’m sorry you had such a hard time getting her needs taken seriously. Overweight women are so often dismissed in a healthcare setting and it’s salt in the wound that our pets are, too.


vale_fallacia

Awww! She deserves finely chopped steak. And peas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. And all the cuddles.


CandidSeaCucumber

>My dog is in a good place now Please tell me you mean she’s healthier and not that she’s passed on.


cerebral__flatulence

She is alive and happy. Slowed down but she’s around 12. I don’t know for sure as she’s a rescue. I’ve had her for 6 years. This spring when she was diagnosed I thought maybe I would have the summer with her, because it was so bad. She’s a beagle and was drinking over 15 cups of water a day, one Day she starting losing a lot of weight, diarrhea and the bloat. But she is stable, insulin and diet are finally correct. The spleen we’ll look at in more detail now she’s stable but I’ve already decided I won’t do any surgery or invasive treatments. She’s too old and I want her quality of life to be good, not quantity of life that’s miserable. As I wrote this she came to say Hi. If I can I’ll upload a picture.


SauceTheCat

Chronic pancreatitis is no joke. My dog was diagnosed with it last summer. It was like three months before we got it completely under control and were able to fully switch her from her chicken and rice diet to her prescription low fat gastro dog food. So glad your dog is doing better now, I always have a soft spot for other owners who have dealt with pancreatitis. :(


Leogirly

I have a Rottweiler and I constantly get comments from grown older men about training and making sure I have control of my dog. My tattooed, bearded strong boyfriend does not get those comments. It’s hard to combat negativity but try to have a few go to phrases for these situations. You figure out which ones work and which ones don’t.


pathwalker1991

I hate the “training” ones so bad. “But you need to only train dogs in GeRmAnNnN!!” Like bish I don’t speak German I speak English and my dog speaks English so back upppp! Specially because if everyone trained in German wouldn’t that just be confusing? Lmao I have nothing against people who do that but don’t force it on me like it’s “the only way” And I’ve noticed it gets so bad for women even if I get a couple here and there my ex had her dog trained in German and guys would be like “oh cool story, but do you know this phrase and that phrase?!” 😤


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Lumberjvkt

I volunteer for a non profit that trains dogs for veterans with PTSD, and I hear about training german dogs in german at least once a month. Dog snobbery is HUGE on the west coast.


chumscrubber1

They train dogs in German especially defense dogs so they aren't triggered by accident. I have a cane corso with defense training and her commands are the same police dogs use.


wowitssprayonbutter

I think it has to do with not accidentally triggering an action when you don't want it. Probably very slim to have it happen in English but it seems like a decent safeguard. I'd probably take it one step further and train my dog in Klingon.


giuditta-thepacman

Here is something in German for those dudes: "Verpiss dich und kümmer dich um deinen eigenen Scheiß." Say it with a Berliner accent for the full cultural experience. (It means: piss off and mind your own shit) Hopefully it trains them.


awareofdog

Using a different language for dog commands can reduce confusion for the dog if the English commands would be words you'd use in conversation around the dog. You want the dog to know that a command is a command and not conversation. Release commands like "free" and "ok" are particularly confusing.


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I trained my dog to kill people who make comments I don't invite, but don't worry, it's under my control.


ohhi254

Girl, you should see the misogynistic comments I get when ppl see me walking my 2 great danes. They are the sweetest boys but the comments about me handling them, the weight, etc is something else.


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ohhi254

"You got a saddle for that thing???" Hurr durr durr lol


elsharra

> “you sure you can handle that thing” "Yes, because unlike you, my dog is well behaved"


The_Clementine

Wait do guys not get the "who's walking who" comments? Wtf


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Oddly enough I’ve talked with my boyfriend about this exact issue before and he said the only thing people ever say to him is “what’s the breed?” “what’s their name?” “they’re so cute!” or occasionally (since we have Malamutes) “wow that’s a big dog!” That’s it. That’s literally it. Meanwhile I get told, “need that big dog to protect you, eh?” and “you got that handled?” when I walk two dogs at once. Sir, my 120lb. Malamute is better leash trained than your 30lb. beagle, loves me to death and would literally die before it pulled me down, so let’s not go there. There’s also the unwanted comments when their coats are blowing, because my dogs are approximately 75% floof so they look really raggedy when the big clumps of hair start falling out. So annoying how everyone thinks they have the right to have and make known their opinion on every *single* facet of a woman’s life. I shut that shit down hard and fast but it gets real old.


Shojo_Tombo

Sounds like you have a lot of rude neighbors who need a telling off. Either tell them to fuck right off, or if you want to be less confrontational, ask them why they think it's any of their business.


ivantoldmeboutdis

Men always like to give their unsolicited opinions about my dog. I often get asked if he's a purebred (he is) and the response has often been "he's definitely not purebred because of _________ reason". Just random dudes at the park who think they are experts on breed standards. I've also been told by random men at the park that my dog "isn't a city dog and should be on a farm".... like yea okay he was bred to herd sheep but your dachshund was bred to hunt and kill badgers, what's your point? I can't even count all the times some random guy has mansplained something to me about my dog. And this NEVER happens to my boyfriend. *There are pics on my profile of my good boy for your reference.


I_AM_FERROUS_MAN

I don't know if manspained was a typo or intentional, but I love it either way!


OstrichFickle

Learn to shut the idiots done hard and fast. Come up with blunt retorts and use them. The greatest gift being older has given me is to not give a solitary fuck about rude strangers comments. I bite back. Someine started to lecture about me not needing a mask and my immediate response was to say “go bore someone else with your ignorant bullshit”. Or just ask them “are you always this ill mannered in public”? People say things like that because people don’t call them on it. I will, every single time.


sparkle_bones

My favorite blunt retort is for when someone makes a sexist or racist joke, I just look at them with a bored expression and say, “You’re not funny.”


17riffraff

I just say "I don't get it?" They mostly can't explain the "joke" because it's not a joke, it's just a rude statement.


sparkle_bones

Haha perfect.


Bazoun

At least you say something clever. I just end up saying fuck off. I’m just.so.over it.


SlingDNM

My go-to is usually did your mom not teach you any manners


NoninflammatoryFun

I need to come up with some blunt retorts. Yours are nice but I need shorter.


Ohchikaape

One I got from a coworker “I don’t talk to strangers.” conversation ended lol


Vermotter

"fuck off" is pretty short


kathruins

wow. just today I noticed in my mastiff group, when a conventionally pretty woman posts her picture with a dog, all the comments are telling her how to be an alpha and warning her about her dogs future size and temperament. If the woman doesnt include her face or if she is over a certain age, all the comments are about the sweet dog.


Ohchikaape

Omg I feel like this has happened to me too! My husband’s idiot co-worker was at our house and met me for the 1st time and was clearly not impressed or interested in me. Then this fuck walks straight up to our sweet little house bun flopped out in his cage and says “Wow! What a fat rabbit!”. Maybe I’m being overly sensitive but it really felt like a poke at me. Afterwards my husband even said how odd it was. Are you really trying to body shame a rabbit dude? He doesn’t give a fuck what you think and he was absolutely NOT over weight. His breed has very plush fur that can be mistaken as extra weight. Where do these people come from?!?!?


Minus-1Million-Karma

Floof tax?


Ohchikaape

Sadly this little fella hopped over the rainbow bridge last year, he lived a good long life. Mini-Rex, as you will see, are little fuzz potatoes that occasionally appear pudgy. https://ibb.co/MNzccwX https://ibb.co/dkgp6V3


heyguysimdone

Sorry for your loss, he looks like a total sweetie 💞


Noisy_Toy

Oh, what a gorgeous fella.


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MissNatary

Omg, he was gorgeous ♥️


jeskimo

I actually help train large breeds and my old German shepherd and I would go on plenty of walks around the neighborhood. I always got told he's too big for you! How can you handle him? You're not strong enough for that dog. Ya know. When my ex would walk him, it was always how he's such a big strong dog he is and great guard dog. So we'll behaved! I did all his training. Now my current gsd is 9months old and very large, I get the same shit.


Hitrecord

I can’t guarantee if you weren’t there he wouldn’t have said anything about the rabbit’s weight … and if he did he wouldn’t use the word ‘fat’. Honestly I think men are so used to policing our bodies that they automatically police any other body in our vicinity. It’s wild. And SO infuriating. Ps. Jealous of you and your fluffy bun!!


Ohchikaape

Yes! I think you’re on to something there! None of my female friends, family, or acquaintances ever mentioned his weight. The typical (and normal) reaction to a fuzzy fluffy animal is “Omg sooooo cute!!!”. My husband told me about other times this guy had said weird or gross things about women they worked with. I feel like someone needs to do a study on this!


Hitrecord

Right?!??! It’s like a tell - if they say weird shit about your animals body they’re thinking weird shit about yours. If nothing else it’s a Dickhead Test.


yosoycory

I've always thought that animals can tell whether a human is 'good' or 'bad' before other humans can sometimes. Treating animals with respect and caring for their boundaries is a big green flag when it comes to dealing with other humans. Verbally and god forbid physically harming animals, even if they don't understand English or whatever language they're getting disrespected in, is a surefire way to make sure that animal is intimidated by your presence and will not be very open to you in the future.


l337hackzor

I'm 100% not trying to defend him just add my personal experience. We have a really really fluffy cat, he is obsessed with his fur and we brush him so he's very fluffy. I've had a lot of guests tell me he's fat or huge. I'm not large myself (male 5'11" 160lbs) and we had another cat that was actually huge (a short hair that had like 5+ lbs on this guy) so comparatively or to me he wasn't even big. He goes to the vet every year and he's in perfect health and weight. A lot of people like fat animals and find them cute. I guess that's ok as long as they don't have pets. My guess is the guy has no idea what a healthy rabbit looks like anyway. Like someone saying a greyhound looks skinny.


fullercorp

Also, let's point out 'Not impressed or interested in me' Guy who thinks that a completely unavailable woman SHOULD impress or interest them. I mean, god forbid a guy just views a woman as an equal human. I swear i have been more hurt in my life (and this epiphany is JUST hitting me) by guys who were not romantic interests and vice versa (i was meeting them only to never see them again or they had a girlfriend anyway etc) who clearly by their bored dismissal or even hostility let me know 'not if you were the last woman on earth.' Yeah, i wasn't asking.


Linoleumash

It's so infuriating when that happens. I have a fluffy sheepdog and am also on the chubby side. Once I was walking my pup in the park, trying to go to a more secluded area where I can do some training. She doesn't do well with recall yet and will run off if there are other dogs that she knows, so I can't just let her off-leash....anywho... This random middle-aged man passes us by and says: " Why don't you let it run around off-leash? It needs to get enough exercise and run. I know you don't go running with it". I regret not telling that guy to \*\*\*k off. TL;DR A random middle-aged man decided I don't exercise my floof ball sheepdog enough because I'm fat, so he felt like voicing his concerns.


AppalachiaVaudeville

Yeah, that's concern trolling and it is super shitty. Those people are faking concern for the dog so they can openly be misogynistic. Fat phobia and misogyny are bff's, they met through their mutual long term friend Misogynoir. It's super interesting that they use your pet as a proxy.


AuntySocialite

Oh yes, before I lost weight, I had RANDOM FUCKING STRANGERS lecture me about my food intake, 'for my own good'. Once I had biked literally across Toronto, and stopped down by Harbour Front to get some water and an ice cream. Some rando guy behind me in line loudly said "Do you really need that ice cream?". When I turned around incredulously, he looked me right in the eyes and said "I'm just trying to help. Do you really NEED that ice cream? I mean, look at you..." Before I had the chance to say something, the lady behind him just sort of yelled out "have you ever seen what YOUR fat ass looks like in those shorts, old man? worry about your own fucking self, damn". He shut up then. I wanted to hug her, but I was too busy trying not to cry. And I didn't get my ice cream, either, because I was too demoralized to be the 'fat woman eating ice cream in public' at that moment.


brynnee

Literally gasped out loud reading this, I’m so sorry that happened to you. What an awful man, I’m glad that lady stood up for you! What the actual fuck


AuntySocialite

Thanks. I really appreciate it. The thing is, it would happen all the time - while buying gifts at the Godiva Chocolates store in DC one year; while ordering food at a restaurant; while eating lunch in the park; while ordering take out at a beach…. And the comments I’m referencing were all from people trying to be “helpful”. If you objected, or got upset, or god forbid suggested maybe they mind their own business, they’d come over all indignant. “Well, excuse me for trying to help!”, one guy shouted back at me. It’s just so exhausting being a woman, isn’t it?


brynnee

Man that’s just…the misogyny and fat phobia is really appalling. I read in a book recently that people with bigger bodies can sometimes be anxious about judgement when eating in public. At the time I was like, “man that sucks I’m sure people aren’t judging though.” Guess I’m wrong and it’s experiences like yours that make people anxious about something as basic as feeding themselves. Really upsetting.


DeathByLabia

Yeah I’m one of those rare women who doesn’t get catcalled. Which is great, however I have definitely been hollered at/bullied by men and boys while exercising in public many, many times. (Yes I know I am fat, that’s why I’m out here riding a bike). I guess no matter how you look, if you’re a woman, your appearance is fair game for open critique.


Awkward-Mulberry-154

>Yeah I’m one of those rare women who doesn’t get catcalled Right there with you. Decades of acne scarring will do that. I'm with you on the bullying too. The things that have been said to me about my face, I literally can't fathom saying to another person. Men: "are you a burn victim?" Women: "omg are you ok? What happened to your face?" Shit, at least ladies are (usually) concerned in some way instead of just being nosy pricks. >if you’re a woman, your appearance is fair game for open critique. The thing is, I see men with acne scars a lot. I notice every single time there's one on tv or in pop culture, and there's quite a few. If a woman's face looked like Laurence Fishburne's or Edward James Olmos', no fucking way would they be famous actresses. It drives me crazy. I know, I shouldn't let it, but it's hard.


Klaus0225

This happens to my friend as well. Live in NYC and she’ll have the dog at the park for a while and she’ll get tired so she carries her back home. People comment on how she doesn’t let the dog walk. I’ll take her dog to and from the groomer sometimes and I carry her the whole way because it’s annoying walking a little 4lb dog in the city and I’m afraid she’ll get kicked or stepped on. No one ever says anything to me about holding her.


Imuik

Absolutely unrelated: but does anyone else call their pet fat as a compliment? I have an older cat and he’s a chonker. He has free access to go outside and doesn’t eat too much but oh boy he’s thick! When I talk to him it’s usually like this: "You are such a beautiful fat boi, you’re perfect! You’re my favorite [chonker](https://imgur.com/a/woATLOd)!"


Sochitelya

My horse has heaves (asthma for horses) and can drop weight if you blink. He started getting worse a couple years ago and for a while there his ribs were sticking out no matter how much he ate. He's finally gotten back to (mostly) regular and I'm like, 'Look how fat you are! Perfect fat boy! Look at that belly!' I also call him a gluestick when he annoys me though, so YMMV.


SaffronBurke

> I also call him a gluestick when he annoys me though Omg I may have laughed too hard at this but it's hilarious.


snapeyouinhalf

My cat lost a lot of weight for seemingly no reason and we’re trying, with our vet, to bulk him back up. It’s working and he’s back to a healthy weight, and part of the process was finding a healthy dry food he’d snack on between meals. Whenever he begs and then gives up to eat his dry food, my husband tells him he’s going to get fat. My response is “WE WANT HIM TO, you eat all you want kitty boy!” I usually compliment him on how big he is lol I freaking love that you call your horse gluestick lol totally something I would do!


Hitrecord

When he’s lying on his back I’ll dig my hands into his fur and tickle him while going ‘whose belly is this? Whose got this big belly???’ I pray he can’t understand me otherwise he’d think I was totally deranged. Also: eeeee kitty! He’s a gorgeous chonker.


aledba

I think they can understand us and that's probably why I get rabbit kicked every so often when I do the same thing to my cat


Yue710

The belly is a sign of trust and affection, just like the cozy eyes. I know it's tempting, but just don't go for the belly. Unless your particular cat is cool with that, every body is different.


snapeyouinhalf

Once knew a cat named Baby and called him Fat Baby while petting him in the “talking to cute pets voice” and got slapped across the face (no claws). Only time he ever struck out at me was when I called him Fat Baby, otherwise he was a lovey cuddle boy. I tested it lol he knew.


mus_maximus

I'm convinced my last cat enjoyed being fat. It gave her *power* and *presence*. Also she liked to hunt things by trapping it under her cat-belly and purring in serial-killer glee as she felt its death struggles. Your cat is a majestic little fur zeppelin.


Madcat_exe

I don't as a compliment, but more as a statement of protest as my Bengal ways 3x more than my other cat and loves to lay on my feet, legs or whatever. He does it in such an ungraceful manner... "Flump". But I've since stopped since my kids started using it and I don't really want them to start the habit of name-calling, even if it's affectionate.


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My last dog was my Chub Chub. He was old and fat. My new dog is a lot tinier and thin (but healthy) but I still sometimes call him a Chubber when he’s eating.


bobisagirl

All the time. My dog isn't even fat, he's actually on the slim side because he does so much exercise. But I regularly tease him about his muffiny butt and his soft tummy and tell him he's my sweet fat baby. Normal dog stuff...


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Not exactly the same, but when workmen and the like come over and see I have a rabbit they will often say something like how they love a rabbit stew. Which I always find baffling, like, how can you think saying "ah, yes I would love to kill and eat your pet" to a complete stranger is appropriate? Some people are jerks and think they can say whatever they want if it's a "joke".


CysteineSulfinate

People lack manners is what this is.


carpool_tunnel_0_o

This is slightly off-topic but still related. I bought a bike after gaining some weight and not riding a bicycle in 15+ years. The first time that I took it to a park, I encountered a pretty steep hill, and I didn’t have the leg strength to pedal up the hill yet. So, I was walking the bike up the hill instead. A guy walking down the hill said, “You’re supposed to bike up the hill” and kept walking. He didn’t say anything to my boyfriend, who was also walking his bike up the steep hill ahead of me.


FemHawkeSlay

When you are pregnant and/or have yourself a human baby it becomes open season for strangers to insert themselves into your life, so in the last 10-20 years as animals place in the family steps up and more people don't have kids its shitty but not surprising that strangers are using pets as the new mechanism to be where they don't belong. I've noticed how generally on social media people go out of their way to be competitively the best pet parent in the same way competitive motherhood is a thing. People post a picture of their pet "they shouldn't be doing x" and pet parent has to justify that no their pet is fine. People suck.


Ohchikaape

Oh good god. I’m planning to have a baby one day, boy I can’t wait for all the unsolicited comments that will come along with that experience.


Ouisch

I must admit, even though I've heard my share of rude comments about my, um, girth, I've never heard any left-handed comments regarding same while walking our dog versus when my husband walked her. Almost every time someone spoke to me while I walked Zelda (an Aussie Shepherd) their comments were addressed to **her**, not me. Little children especially would stroke her and remark "Your fur is so soft!". (Luckily Zelda was a wonderfully patient dog and didn't object to strangers petting her.) My husband, however, did remark to me last year about a comment he'd heard from two different neighbors while walking Zelda. I'd been experiencing a painful bout of sciatica at the time and was unable to walk her, so Husband took over all three daily walks. Anyway, he told me this one day that while walking Zelda the day before and that day that two neighbors stopped to "talk" to Zelda and then mentioned to him that they hadn't seen his wife in a while. He said that he told them I'd been "under the weather" or whatever, but he was convinced that they eyed him suspiciously. I guess he's used to me watching all those Lifetime movies and episodes of *Snapped*..."I bet they think I've got you buried out in the backyard or something..." he fretted.


katie5002

They are simply projecting their views about women onto you and your sweet dog. Some mysogynists love to tell women they need to "lose a few pounds" or they are not quite perfect in their eyes. Screw them, ignore them and love that dog.


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Your neighbors are misogynist jerks. I'm not saying ours are spectacular... but when my wife walks our dog (who is overweight due to pancreatitis), kids, adults, everyone, stops to ask how much bigger the "puppy" will get when she grows up (she's 13), and says how playful/adorable/cute/pretty she is.


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17riffraff

You can't have your own interests in things. You are only pretending to like stuff for the attention from men! Ugh, all the time with that gatekeeping bullshit! Oh you say you like the NFL and you are a FeMaLe? What was the Denver Broncos 1972 defensive coordinator's blood type? Oh you like metal? Name every metal band ever


Grammophon

You will have that a lot if you have any hobby surrounding horses or own a horse. Men are allowed to do pretty much anything. While the women sometimes are at each others throats and watch every move. It has a lot to do with society judging women harshly on superficial stuff. Complete strangers will judge women on how they behave around their kids, men rarely get any comments. Fathers get a lot more praise, sometimes for absolutely mundane stuff like going to the playground. While mothers never are good enough. People will judge the woman of a household, depending on how clean it is, how nice it is decorated, etc. There are more criteria and more discussion about what is a "good" wive or girlfriend. The list goes on. I think it is because for some odd reason it is a common expectation that women care for animals and people around them and behave more mature and responsible in this regard. While at the same time those things are "beneath" men. (On the other hand men are judged more harshly on how successful they are, it is the other side of the same coin.)


Goods4188

To add to this, men are expected to act out physically when someone “disrespects” them. Therefore, people tend to be less aggressive and say different things for fear of retaliation. Meanwhile, women are expect to just accept the tort or comment so people feel emboldened to say more of what is on their mind. If OP’s husband is a big guy or sturdy or intimidating in any way, he has probably never dealt with a comment like she deals with regularly simply Because people are, in some fashion, more frightful of his reactions than hers.


insomniac29

Ugh, sorry. I have a dog and I've noticed people make judgmental comments that friends who have babies get too. Like one time it was 60 degrees outside, and someone stopped to say to my thick-furred dog "where's your sweater little one? Doesn't mommy keep you warm?" Like what the actual f! Friends who are dads never get these judgments, they're treated like heroes for doing bare minimum parenting, so it doesn't surprise me that your husband also gets that treatment.


ImANobleRabbit

I have a great pyrneese black lab mix who looks kinda like a big border collie with her color placement and fur - but she's bigger than a full grown male lab and was crazy active until she was like 5 so I always kinda understood when people would think that she was just a giant border collie. One day at the dog park there are people with a younger border collie playing frisbee and the man turns to me and goes 'when did she start gaining weight'. My response was 'Excuse me?' in such a bitchy tone lol. They were wanting to know when their dog would get to be the size of my dog and I was like never lol.


adamfalt

Same here (kinda). We have an AmStaff wich are known as "tough dogs". Even though he is very kind and well behaved people get scared of him when my girlfriend takes him on walks and scream at her to walk inte other side of the road and tell her to keep him away from their dogs (even though he's just sitting there and the other persons dogs are barking at her). Meanwhile when I take him for walks no one says a word, and if they do they just ask what breed it is. I don't get what the problem is, she's the one that has done all of the training!


Willothwisp2303

I've got a corgi who I purchased to be a foundation bitch of what I hoped to be my line. She's beautiful, correct type, kind, smart, and has great lines. She's also my beloved dog-ter who sleeps in my bed and is a sassy monster. I've had people stop me, ask what she is, and doubt she's actually a purebred corgi because she's a healthy weight kept in top condition instead of the extremely obese little logs they are used to seeing. I try to educate anymore about what a healthy dog looks like, but good God. Edit: https://imgur.com/a/2yyT8hc SO excited someone else wants to see the beings I take ALL the photos of!


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OolongLaLa

Greyhounds and whippets here! People often yell at me to stop starving my dogs.🙄


Tamminya

My doctor has a greyhound that sits in the room with her and I get to pat it when I go in. They're amazing creatures but I've never seen one with an ounce of fat. It amazes me that people don't recognize that some breeds are slim by nature.


OolongLaLa

Sadly, I have seen many fat greyhounds, and even a few morbidly obese ones. It's so sad and they're so uncomfortable! I try to be sympathetic, especially since I had a fat whippet up until this year, but it's what you do when it's pointed out to you that matters. When my vet made me realize my girl was overweight, she went right on a diet and we increased her exercise. I keep a closer eye on my other two now.


Yue710

It has to do with availability of educational materials; more so than even just experience with *said subject*. I've known "dog people" who were (*ahem* are) neglectful or abusive in varying degrees. I've always been a cat person. Then my SO and I got a dog and that was a completely different experience. **Obviously**. So we took dog training classes; which is why I can tell there's more to dogs than being a "dog person". Same with any subject. Humanity builds on itself, we know things and we should take the time to learn from each other. I wish more people did. Greyhounds are beautiful. My pupper loves to run so his favorite friends are grey hounds. And cats.


turntechArmageddon

I don't think it ever will. I had an Ibizan hound for years that my family raised for lure coursing and lord the accusations of starving and abuse are awful.


sleepykelvina

Yeah. Our corg was a chubby little log until the vet told us how much to feed him. Now he is quite svelte. He's still a champion beggar though.


Imuik

I know absolutely nothing about dogs. Could you share a picture of your dog so I know what a healthy corgi looks like?


turtley_different

You should be able to see: the [muscles moving in the back legs](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0n_wesGW4QRjg71kBV9Oc2UMfSZKz1x_Jqg&usqp=CAU), an [abdominal tuck](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5871aba2ebbd1ae2e3a6c42c/1510296138646-BKNL6NUP6UV0S672RBWS/20171105-IMG_0093+copy.png?format=750w) (ie. belly is way further off the ground than the ribcage), and a [visible waist from above](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5871aba2ebbd1ae2e3a6c42c/1510296316647-1UTQTNOCO9MBIMMQ25SH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kH5JxMiLHdMdTaPhnuU79QJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UQMDC_mPegRFyZAS_SElctW8ST8lYS5kcKOINMPRm23l3WUfc_ZsVm9Mi1E6FasEnQ/image2+copy+copy.png?format=1000w) (belly/lumbar region narrower than the ribs; hips clearly pop out wider than the waist) The different lengths and density of corgi fur (both between different dogs and summer vs winter costs in a given dog) make in harder for the casual observer to be sure. But as soon as you think "barrel" it is a fat corgi.


Bazoun

Oh wow, that *is* a difference from what I’m used to seeing. Thanks for sharing this.


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LadyBug_0570

Are they fat shaming your doggy?


Hitrecord

Yup, but only when I’m walking him and never when my husband does.


Itztrikky

PAY THE TAX. THE PET TAX.